There are 28 new features in total in the software update, along with 30 fixes and other improvements for the watches. You ...

When GPS was conceived, none of that was possible. Constellations in low Earth orbit—altitudes up to 1,200 miles (2,000 km)—require hundreds of satellites to provide constant coverage over the ...

GPS jamming and spoofing attacks are on the rise. If the global navigation system the US relies on were to go down entirely, it would send the world into unprecedented chaos.

SpaceX launched an advanced GPS satellite for the U.S. Space Force today (May 30), less than three months after getting the official go-ahead.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch a GPS III satellite for the U.S. Space Force on May 30 from Cape Canaveral. This mission marks a quicker turnaround time for GPS III launches ...

GPS III SV-08 satellite. Credit: Lockheed Martin. WASHINGTON — SpaceX is gearing up to launch a Global Positioning System satellite for the U.S. military on May 30 from Cape Canaveral Space ...

GPS is under siege from hostile forces. In 2024, there were as many as 700 daily GPS jamming and spoofing incidents, according to an analysis of ADS-B reports by Switzerland’s Zurich University ...

Last year, the GPS III SV-07 satellite was moved from a planned ULA Vulcan rocket launch in late 2025 to a SpaceX Falcon 9, which successfully launched on December 16 in a mission called Rapid ...

In a statement on the inquiry into GPS alternatives, FCC chair Brendan Carr did not specifically mention BPS, but he stressed the importance of finding an alternative on national security grounds.

DeLaPena said GPS IIIF is approaching the end of its design period and will soon shift toward production. There’s still room on the satellite for additional size, weight and power — or SWAP ...

We currently have over 30 GPS satellites orbiting the Earth at around 20,200 kilometers or about 12,550 miles above us, with at least four always visible from any point on Earth's surface.

GPS receivers and processing chips also plummeted in cost, from around $3,000 in their earliest iterations to about $1.50, making the tools abundantly available for all manner of civil uses.